Significance of the Expression of the Growth Factor Pleiotrophin in Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Purpose: Recently, we found that pleiotrophin (PTN) acts as a rate-limiting autocrine growth factor in pancreatic cancer cells. The aim of this study was to determine the expression pattern of PTN in pancreatic cancer and to analyze the clinical significance of PTN in pancreatic cancer patients. Exp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical cancer research 2002-03, Vol.8 (3), p.823-827
Hauptverfasser:	KLOMP, Hans-Jürgen, ZERNIAL, Oliver, FLACHMANN, Sabine, WELLSTEIN, Anton, JUHL, Hartmut
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - metabolism Adenocarcinoma - pathology Adenocarcinoma - surgery Biological and medical sciences Carrier Proteins - metabolism Case-Control Studies Cytokines - metabolism Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Growth Substances - blood Growth Substances - metabolism Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques In Situ Hybridization Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Medical sciences Pancreas - metabolism Pancreatic Neoplasms - metabolism Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery Pancreatitis - metabolism Pancreatitis - pathology Prognosis Survival Rate Tumors
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